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EU plan would let pesticides stay approved without review
Original: # Pestizide für die Ewigkeit? Die EU-Kommission will # Ackergifte ohne weitere Prüfung für immer zulassen. Die gesundhei
The European Commission is accused of planning to allow agricultural pesticides to remain approved indefinitely without renewed safety assessments. Critics, including environmental voices on German-language social media, argue the move shifts health and environmental costs onto the public while companies such as Bayer and other agrochemical corporations keep the profits. Calls are growing for the EU to drop the proposal and maintain mandatory periodic reviews of pesticide approvals.
Why now: A Commission proposal on pesticide re-approval has sparked fresh criticism over health and environmental risks.
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- # Pestizide für die Ewigkeit? Die EU-Kommission will # Ackergifte ohne weitere Prüfung für immer zulassen. Die gesundheitlichen Kosten tragen wir alle, auch Du und ich. Die # Profite stecken sich Konzerne wie # Bayer & Co. in die Taschen. Ich fordere daher von den… · dufthummel@digitalcourage.social · 12
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